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Abcedarian Poem for Kicks and Giggles

alabaster aardvark allows
banished blue booby
cobblestone cracks
during Dubuque’s disastrous date
effervescent egrets
feel felonious and free
giving giant giraffe gratitude
high-fiving hilarious hyenas
illustrious indigo iguana
jokily justifies
kangaroo’s curious kindness
luxurious llama laughs
mangy monkey mimics
noisy next-door neighbor
ornery oustanding ostrich of Oz
provokes prissy persnickety peacock
querulously quarrels with quick quail
resident rodent rushes
sassily sure-footed and serious
temperate tarantula turns
under universal udder
variegated villainous veins
willingly walk weirdly
‘xciting ‘xacting ‘xtraordinary
yellow yang yaks
zing in zigzag zones, zeroing alabaster aardvarks

A Wolf Waits

A Wolf Waits

Early one morning
reason escaped
And prescience went with it
unlocking the gate
Lights in the asylum
flicker and fade
The inmates grow restless
a deepening shade
Evening brought darkness
no stars in the sky
But nobody wondered
no questioning why
The moon simply vanished
a wolf waits to howl
All order disorder
—with thought disavowed

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023) 


Spinning The Cylinder

When does intelligence
turn on its host
Killing the patron
leaving a ghost

Russian roulette
in a game zero sum
Perception reloading
—acuity’s gun

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023) 


Quantum Leap

Life beyond numbers
images reign
Killing all reference 
lost in refrain
Gaming the theory
zeroing out
Counting symphonic
—Angels about

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

Kicking Mr Aich

As I walked along that lonely road 
Before the sun lay red 
Change, was on my mind 
Dealing with the devil, too damn long
Endless nights have bled my veins with sour milk 
For I have been awakened- by will 
God perhaps, maybe- maybe not 
Heel to him and he will heal you, so they say 
I must prove to myself first- that I am, for real 
Just because actions speak louder than lips 
Knocking on heaven's door cracked my knuckles 
Looking for life with sewn eyelids 
Maybe, my world is nothing but a dream 
No one really knows me, 
Other than myself, or, do I 
Poor judgement was my shield
Quarreling with myself, I was sure to lose 
Reaching out to hope, gave me hope 
Searching for that slim escape passage 
Time had come, no more "Mr. Bad Guy" 
Under my want, and desperate need 
Vowing to believe...again 
Wanting to believe...again 
X'ing out any thoughts, desires, and temptations
Yearning for life...again 
Zeroing out- Mr. Aich

Almighty

Authority Supreme
Asserting that "I AM"
Affirmed as GOD and LORD
Assuring salvation
Around love, mercy, grace
Authenticating life
Against man-made god, Zeus...

Zealous king of thunder
Zoomed to gather the clouds
Zestfully controlling 
Zodiac, yet indeed…
Zapped by great GOD*’s might
Zenith HIS compassion
Zeroing on true faith.

*1Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

March 5, 2022
2nd place, "Greek Mythology" Pleiades Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May; judged on 3/8/2022.
Edited on March 9, 2022, with the first stanza added.

Sam Adams Sacrastic Wit

Sam Adams
Has a bitter sarcastic 
Cutting attitude
Infamous for his Adam’s wit
Much feared and hated

But many laughed along
As his wit was just so funny
Unless you were the victim
Of his verbal cuts and put-downs.

Often unloading on people
His bitter sarcastic cuts
Designed to humiliate 
And hurt, zeroing in on your faults.

A true master 
Of the kiss up 
Kick down
Intimidation philosophy of life. 

He was a verbal bully
And like most bullies
Could dish it out 
But did not appreciate it
When it was returned 
Back to him.

Natures Halo

Meditating amongst natures rainbow
Zeroing in
My third eye
Watching
Open 
Gifts
Of life
Reflecting
A Halo on
A full circle radiating a glow.

Dated-22.09.2020
Picture no.3

A B C For Fun's Sake

Avid anteaters ate artichokes
Blossoming beyond barley’s beauty,
Classic chews can clearly 
Deny delivering dangerous dangling dates
Evening eggplants enormous evolved ecstatic
Ferocious fig fritters furthering Frito’s finesse.
Galloping gingerbread giants gobbling goats gelatin,
Hurrying heavily handsome hindquarters 
Imagining illustriously ignorant
Jealous juried jams
Killing king’s kiwi kingdoms.
Lazy llamas laughed lightly 
Making monster muffins melt
Near Neville Nettle’s nearest nutty nerves.
Opulent Ostrich ostracizes olive oils,
Putting putrid previewing pastries past
Quality quizzing quails'
Ridiculously rancid roasts
Seriously swimming sideways since strawberries
Traveled toward tender turkey talk, 
Undermining understudy’s uninteresting 
Very vivacious vixen’s vigorously vain vixens
Who will work wonders when
‘xtra ‘xtravagant ‘xtrapolations
Yell, yowl, yippee yelping
Zeroing zealous zealots’ zesty zeal.

Zeroing In

just have to love fate
things going wrong teaches so much
life's repeat miss-takes


stan sand

While Daydreaming About Timepiece Inventors Two Oh Clock

A quick and easy (makeshift, albeit very temporary) 
Cheap Trick would suffice in the interim 
(which might entail many generations) 
to rock a Super Tramp off The Farm. 
Lo and behold a panacea arrived 

in form of Jethro Tull. Beastie Boys 
(more or less marauding hooligan gangs 
comprised of Arctic Monkeys) 
possessed an uncanny verve zeroing 
in on the challenge to enable Crowd

source sing. They designed, hand
crafted, and linkedin all known know
ledge about mathematics and physics. One 
contrivance edged out other equally 
farcical gizmo. Via some lack of clarification 
Badfinger referred both to the longer 
of two needles pointers plus included 

the entire mechanism. Individuals 
would no longer find themselves 
in Dire Straits getting someplace 
with markedly greater accuracy. 

Sooner or later a confluence of 
beginners dumb luck witnessed 
a Motley Crue, whereat brainstorm 
(of course in tandem with consciousness
expanding material) yielded a great 

burst of inventiveness within The 
Human League, though after end
less modifications credit for 
the handy dandy blues clues 
pocket watch allotted 
to a plethora of anonymous minds.

Humble Gratuity Flows Easily

zealous woozily throbbing
quintessentially narcotic
karaoke humble ecstasy bubbling
yawningly vibrantly

singing praises motivates
ineluctable fancy caparisoned
zestfully whooping tellingly
quaking novel kindles

heartfelt essence
blubbering yipping vocalizations
sincerely pronouncing
myriad jubilant gleefulness

describing absolute x2c
unbridled rhapsodic
obeisance loosening
inimitable fabulous communication

zeroing wakened tremendous pleasure
marinating joie de vivre
gurgling dynamically aspiring xylem
unstoppably roiling

overtly liberal fawning calculus
zinging wordy tome
proclaiming motive jangling
glorifying divine adulating

x uber rants obediently liberating
inducing fantastic crowing zestfully
warbling tenderly quiet nursing kingdom
harkening enjoyment bestirring

x unnumbered remarks
outlining linkedin impressiveness
from crocheting zany way
this poet marries juxtaposed grammar

describing atypical xfinity urging requiem
oozing libation inside
fleshly corporeal Zen wordsmith thyself
questioning messenger's (mine) jabbering
gets decoded accurately.

Sum

Sum this all up: mind
zeroing in on that you 
can't be zeroed out.

Sexualizations

Sometimes, you just have to let go,
Erasing the doubt in your mind,
X-raying your heart, first, to find
Understanding, from head to toe.
All I want is for you to know
Love; The kind that will not be blind,
In order to stay on the grind,
Zeroing in to win down low.
Accept my invitation, please,
To join me in states of pleasure.
I am not one trying to tease,
Or devalue what you treasure.
Now that your mind is put at ease,
Share with me just a small measure.

The Day the Hornet Bit Me!

just back from boomin' .... lost my 'Oregon Hat' rang,
was only used 'ta  "gentle pollinatin' bees"

how soon I forget!
late July, when the heat is on,
thick-shelled hornet larvae...
dries and flies!

I heard the buzz....zeroing in from above .... BAM! HIT IN THE HEAD!

a pointed ache begins to swell,

...... but I smile!

I've touched the earth 
in
late July's heat!

I smile! ......


I've touched the earth 
in
late July's heat!





for consideration..... John Heck's 'summer celebration' contest

Crying Over Spilt Milk

Amongst the finest silk.
Beginning to spill is the milk.
Caressing the very fabric.
Disgracing the very cosmic.
Enjoying the destruction.
Fraying the very eruption.
Grave driven is the rage.
Harboring the scent of sage.
Indignant excuse.
Jester the abuse.
Killing the very soul.
Losing all of your control.
Milk runs and brands.
Open container saves the other strands.
Purpose unknown.
Questing the very moan.
Rendering the very cloth.
Sending the sloth.
Tending to the mess.
Usually they like to make it less.
Venders selling gothic souvenirs.
Wading to the very fears.
Xerox everything in sight
Yours to destroy and fight
Zeroing in on the very game of playing the average.

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